Category Archives: Feature Articles

Big Brother Overseas- What happens when foreigners talk smack about the US?

Posted on September 10, 2013 by tomdwyer

It’s common for some groups to build their own bubbles of reality.  It doesn’t matter what goes on in the real world as long as their warm little womb of lies is inviolate.  The US has been wrapped in its … Continue reading →

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Could You Pass A US Citizenship Test?- Match wits with a Dwyer employee

Posted on August 12, 2013 by tomdwyer

When (or if) new immigrants finish the labyrinth leading to citizenship, there’s one last obstacle facing them that natural born citizens never have to think about: the Naturalization Test.  You may think you had a lot on the line in … Continue reading →

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Maintain Your Advantage- Keeping your vehicle saves thousands over buying new

Posted on August 12, 2013 by tomdwyer

The Green Living Journal “offers solutions to the serious energy, health, and environmental problems facing all of us.”  (If you don’t already read it, you’re cheating yourself.  The Journal is FREE, and available at 550 locations around Portland.)  Each quarterly … Continue reading →

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Car Of The Future- Kids designs for future transportation

Posted on August 7, 2013 by tomdwyer

We hope you got a chance to go to one of the free Sellwood Park Concerts this year.  We certainly did; we were there in our Tom Dwyer Booth to meet our neighbors at all five shows.  Perfect weather, good … Continue reading →

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Orwell Was An Optimist

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

The best articles on the evolving NSA scandal Edward Snowden’s allegations about the NSA are so serious and pervasive that the only person who looks to have been ahead of the curve is Alex Jones, the conspiracy-theorist whack job.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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”Idiot lights”? Only if you don’t understand them!

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

What do your dashboard warning lights mean? Some people call them “idiot lights” but they’re more properly called “dashboard warning lights”… they’re the Christmas Tree display of lights that come on every time you start your car.  If everything’s running … Continue reading →

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“1998 and Newer” isn’t for everyone

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

If you’re an existing client, we’ll gladly work on your older cars! While most shops will work on anything that limps into the lot, we limit new clients with older vehicles (currently older than 1998).  We have good reasons for … Continue reading →

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Did you hear about the anti-Monsanto rallies? Neither did anyone else.

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tomdwyer

On May 25, a coordinated series of “March Against Monsanto” rallies were held in 436 cities in 52 countries around the world, drawing over 2 million participants.  Monsanto is a globe-straddling behemoth that has destroyed lives in India, throttled family … Continue reading →

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The Spotlight Falls On PHAME Again- “Bye Bye Birdie” opens June 22

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tomdwyer

Not to overstate the matter, but PHAME Academy is everything good about Portland wrapped up into one enthusiastically musical, toe-tapping, inspirational, exuberant package.  Founded by Carol Stady in 1984 to offer developmentally disabled people an alternative to Special Olympics, PHAME … Continue reading →

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What ISN’T for sale? Are there some things beyond price? Should there be?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tomdwyer

As an independent business, we’re big fans of a market-based economic economy, and we know that profit is a heck of a motivator.  The better service we provide the more profit we make, so we can grow, prosper, and provide … Continue reading →

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